The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is proud to announce 90 artists selected for the 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition (RFLX), Rochester’s longest-running juried showcase of work by artists from Western and Central New York. After careful consideration, the following artists have been selected by this year’s juror, Timothy Peterson, MAG’s inaugural Ann and Irving Norry Curator of Contemporary Art. This biennial exhibition will be on view in MAG’s Docent Gallery from June 28 through October 5, 2025.
More information about RFLX can be found here.
The artists for the 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition are:
- Kristen Adkins (Brockport)
- Stefan Allen (Bloomdale)
- D. Chase Angier (Alfred)
- Mandi Antonucci (Geneseo)
- Jennifer Apetz (Rochester)
- Kathy Armstrong (Rochester)
- Torrell Arnold and Kathleen Farrell (Rochester)
- Amanda Barood (Elmira)
- Kim Bellavia (Honeoye)
- Laura Bishop (Brockport)
- Fran Bliek (Victor)
- Cara Brewer Thompson (Baldwinsville)
- Belinda Bryce (Rochester)
- Esmé Carroll (Rochester)
- Christian Carson (Brockport)
- Louis Chavez (Rochester)
- Sage Churchill- Foster (Walworth)
- Bob Conge (Wayland)
- Hayley Dayis (Rochester)
- Sara DiDonato (Brockport)
- Jennifer DiGaetano (Scottsville)
- Marc Duquette (Buffalo)
- Joshua Enck (Rochester)
- Stacey Esslinger (Corning)
- Asa Farnham (Palmyra)
- Jason Ferguson (Rochester)
- Ron Ferrara (Spencerport)
- Katie Finnerty (Buffalo)
- Andrew Fitzsimmons (Owego)
- Sari Gaby (Rochester)
- Kari Ganoung Ruiz (Interlaken)
- Bret Garwood (Rochester)
- Kassidy Gaviola (Rochester)
- Mitch Goldstein (Rochester)
- Asher XT Gordon (Fairport)
- Linda Griswold Davis (Rochester)
- Erika Guli (Honeoye)
- Steve Hazlett (Painted Post)
- David Higgins (Corning)
- Lee Hoag (Rochester)
- Joshua Hudak (Webster)
- Haley Indorato (Fairport)
- Robert Jeffords (Rochester)
- Laurence Keefe (Victor)
- Carre Van Valkenburg Kehoe (Branchport)
- Maiya Kettlehone (Rochester)
- Rohma Khan (Rochester)
- Leslie Lee (Rochester)
- Abigail MacRae (Pittsford)
- Austin MacRae (Ithaca)
- Laurie Maddalina (Fairport)
- Mindy Magyar (Rochester)
- Regina Maier (Fairport)
- Sarah Manrique (Rochester)
- Jessie Marianacci Valone (Canandaigua)
- Scar Markham (Rochester)
- James McCune (Fairport)
- Paul McKinley (Bath)
- Patrice McPeak (Rochester)
- Dominique Mediak-Pirigyi (Buffalo)
- Jonathan Mills (Rochester)
- Lance Morrison (Rochester)
- Samantha Nolte-Yupari (Penfield)
- John Nyquist (Burdett)
- Cory O’Rourke (Rochester)
- Anny Ostau De Lafont (Rochester)
- Francis Pellegrino (Rochester)
- Jono Peterson (Rochester)
- James Porto (Pittsford)
- Jim Quinn (Penfield)
- Joseph Radoccia (Buffalo)
- Matt Retzlaff (Springville)
- Lily Rice (Rochester)
- Nicholas Roes (Rochester)
- Sara Rogers (Rochester)
- Sonja Rosario-Belliard (Rochester)
- Nicole Rowley (Hilton)
- John Scharf (Pittsford)
- Aaron Schnittman (Rochester)
- Kristin Spath (Pittsford)
- Carla Stetson (Willseyville)
- Madalyn Stuart (Rochester)
- Michael Powers Tarantelli (Rochester)
- Susie Taylor (Rochester)
- David Thelen (Livonia)
- Pauline Wegman (Rochester)
- Zazie Weldgen (Webster)
- Robin Whiteman (Springwater)
- Jessica Young (Hamlin)
- Joe Ziolkowski (Ithaca)
Awards
Participating artists will have the opportunity to compete for prestigious awards, including:
- Memorial Art Gallery Award: Award of Excellence, selected by the juror ($1,500)
- Alice E. Koret/Docent Award: In memory of Alice E. Koret, selected by a MAG docent ($1,000)
- Gertrude Herdle Moore/Isabel Herdle Award: Given by the Gallery Council of the MAG, selected by the juror ($500)
- Ida and Elmer Louis Award: In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Louis, selected by the juror ($600)
- Arthur and Ronan Christopher Louis Award ($500)
- Suressa H. Forbes Memorial Award: Given by her daughter, Elizabeth J. Forbes ($500)
- Barbara R. Biben Artist to Artist Award, selected by artist Barbara R. Biben ($500)
- Harris Popular Vote Award: Determined by visitor votes during the first two weeks of the exhibition ($500)
About RFLX
The RFLX exhibition highlights the diverse and creative talent of regional artists working across a wide array of media. In previous years, select works from the exhibition have been acquired for MAG’s permanent collection, further reinforcing the exhibition’s vital role in the region’s cultural landscape. This year’s juror, Timothy Peterson, MAG’s inaugural Ann and Irving Norry Curator of Contemporary Art, reviewed a wide range of submissions from across the region. “I am honored to serve as juror for the 69th RFLX exhibition,” Peterson said. “I greatly appreciate the opportunity, early in my tenure at MAG, to be introduced to the work of each applicant.”
For a full list of exhibition sponsors, click here.